Swim Club

REGISTRATION FOR OUR WINTER 2025 SWIM CLUB IS OPEN AND WILL CLOSE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, AT 5 PM.

The Andrews University Swim Club is designed to create a fun and non-competitive atmosphere. Members will improve endurance, speed, efficiency for various swim strokes, and overall fitness. Personal bests are encouraged for our swimmers.

GOALS:

Increase endurance: be able to swim longer, continuously, at a consistent pace.
Speed: be able to swim at a quick pace for a short or moderate distance.
Attitude: be able to encourage other swim club members and be ready to do your best.

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

-Follow our link to login to your account with the Andreasen Center for Wellness.
- If you do not have an account with the Andreasen Center for Wellness you will choose the option to create an account.
- If you are a current Andrews University student, faculty, or staff, you will choose the university account option. Everyone else will want to choose the local account option to create a local account.
- Once your account is opened, press on your name in the upper right corner of your screen.
- In the drop down menu, click on manage account and go to household.
- In household, you will see the option to add affiliates. You will need to add each child that you intend to enroll in a swim program as an affiliate.
- Once you have added each child, you will choose which one you would like to register first, click on the drop down menu under your name in the right hand corner of the screen again and you will see the option to “act as (child’s name)” you will want to click on that for the child that you want to register and then go back to the class options and register your child for their class.

- You will repeat this process until you have registered each of your children for their swim program.

- If you are registering with the partnership, when you get to the payment section, you will stop filling out the registration. It will appear as incomplete on your end but the program coordinator will waive the payment and complete the registration for you so that you will not need to pay.

Program Dates:

January 21-April 24

Holiday Dates: *no classes on these dates

- February 17 (President's Day)

- March 14-23 (University Spring Break)

SWIM CLUB Tuesday's and Thursday's from 3:45 - 4:30 pm
Requirements: Ages 19 or younger Demonstrate a Level 4+ Swimming Ability Have a knowledge of and be able to demonstrate proficiency in butterfly, backstroke, breastroke, and freestyle. Level 4 Exit Skills: 1. Perform a feetfirst entry into deep water, swim front crawl for 25 yards, change direction and position as necessary and swim elementary backstroke for 25 yards. 2. Swim breaststroke for 15 yards, change direction and position as necessary and swim back crawl for 15 yards. 3. Submerge and swim a distance of 3 to 5 body lengths underwater without hyperventilating, return to the surface, then exit the water.

Class Prep- Please come to class in a swimsuit and bring goggles and a swim cap (swim cap optional, but recommended). Please also make sure to bring a water bottle to stay hydrated during workouts! Recommended swimsuit brands: TYR, Nike, Speedo, Finis, Summersalt, Miraclesuit, etc.
Price: $250 ACW members $350* non-members.

Contact Information

Katie Mertz

Aquatic Programs Coordinator
Phone: 269-471-3257
Email: learn2swim@andrews.edu